Hello, taxpayers. Yes, I have been thinking long and hard about starting a blog about the profession I am in. I’m sick of seeing people roll their eyes whenever they hear that cursed word that is so closely associated with “death”, so, I decided to straighten out (or affirm) some misconceptions. Tax is a great topic to bash and occasionally to discuss too, believe it or not. Of course, there are many potentially undesirable repercussions one could end up with for deciding to air one’s frustrations or have a general ramble about the major source of our government’s internally sourced revenue. Because firstly, you’re not really THAT anonymous, not even with a stupid name like “Taxy Driver” to hide behind. Second, you are always underpaying something in their books. Always.
So, why am I here? I am an avid and frequent reader of many types of blogs. So, it comes only naturally that I start one. A Malaysian tax blog is long overdue and much needed, as you’ll find out why if you plan to follow my posts. Of course, there’s this site, but I think the creators kinda ignored it for about a year now.
Okay, now, a warning. Rely on anything said here at your own risk, and don’t say I didn’t warn you. I started this blog for me. I rant, I don’t advise. This blog is just so I can to poke fun, vent some and perhaps, even meet a kindred spirit or two. Why? So that I don’t end up in an asylum in a few years time for whacking an Inland Revenue officer senseless. This is my therapy. I need it so that I can pay my taxes and do my day job without causing physical harm to those around me.
Those of you who might be interested, just keep a lookout on this space… otherwise, thanks for reading till the end of this post.
4 responses so far ↓
Taxing time? // August 26, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Hey, hey, welcome back and well done! Glad that you are back and I have some entertainment to look forward to. =p (Love to read your articles as they are so entertaining…. )Cheers,
Taxy Driver: Or I might just bore you with the same topic every day. Oh well, you stomached taxation all these years till recently, I suppose you can swallow some more…. Thanks. It’s good to be back.
Taxing time? // August 27, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Mind you, I do like Tax, which explain why I swallowed so much of it back then. hahaha. Anyway it is good to know and keep up with the latest tax gossips/news/updates back home and know what is going on since i am totally out of the loop now. haha.
TD: Gosh! What time is it over there now? I thought your 9am is my 5pm, which makes it freaking early to be receiving comments from you, init?
P.S. This isn’t a complaint. Please don’t stop fueling my very sadly-nobody-visits-blog with some much needed words of encouragement…
Taxing time? // August 27, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Yeah, you are right, I am really early in the office nowadays. OK, will put in more complaints, opps i meant comments in your blog (that shall be a challenge for me as I am not sure if I can add any value to your tax knowledge. haha. ) By the way, this is in no way trying to squeeze something out, but i do really like the way you put in – the ‘did you know’ part, instalments and filing months. very creative. haha.
TD: Now all I need to do is figure out what “Category” should be.
Taxing time? // August 27, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Type of taxes?